Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L 1-5 vs. Columbus Clippers
2B Reegie Corona 0-3, BB, 2 KCF Melky Mesa 2-5, KLF Zoilo Almonte 2-5, SB - batting .227/.271/.273 over his last 10 games1B Dan Johnson 0-4, BB, 3 K3B Ronnier Mustel...
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L 1-5 vs. Columbus Clippers
2B Reegie Corona 0-3, BB, 2 KCF Melky Mesa 2-5, KLF Zoilo Almonte 2-5, SB - batting .227/.271/.273 over his last 10 games1B Dan Johnson 0-4, BB, 3 K3B Ronnier Mustelier 3-5, SB - 15 for his last 48 (.313)DH Josh Bell 1-4, BB, 2 KRF Thomas Neal 1-3, 2 B, K - batting .323 this seasonC Bobby Wilson 1-4, 2B, RBI, 2 KSS Addison Maruszak 1-3, BB
Chien-Ming Wang 5.2 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K - nine groundouts, two flyoutsChase Whitley 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 WPCody Eppley 1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, K
Cody Eppley, ladies and gentlemen! The RailRiders were losing, but he put the game pretty firmly out of reach. After being swept by Columbus, they have today off to hopefully regroup.
Double-A Trenton Thunder: W 3-0 vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels
LF Ramon Flores 1-4, 2 K, CS, HBP - 7 for his last 40 (.175)2B Jose Pirela 1-4, 2B, 2 BB, SB, E4 - fielding error, seventh of the seasonRF Tyler Austin 0-4, KC JR Murphy 0-3, BBCF Slade Heathcott 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI - 12 for his last 39 (.308)DH Neil Medchill 0-3, BB1B Casey Stevenson 2-4 - batting .269 this seasonSS Ali Castillo 0-3, BB, K3B Kevin Mahoney 0-4, 3 K
Matt Tracy 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, pickoff, HB - eight groundouts, two flyoutsMatt Daley 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 KFrancisco Rondon 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BBTom Kahnle 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, K - 11 of 13 pitches for strikes
Trenton scored all three of their runs, and the only runs of the game, in the eighth inning. Jose Ramirez pitches for the Thunder today at 6:35 pm against the Flying Squirrels.
High-A Tampa Yankees: W 7-0 vs. Bradenton Marauders
CF Mason Williams 0-4, BB, SB - 9 for his last 41 (.220)2B Angelo Gumbs 0-2, 2 BB, K, HBPDH Rob Refsnyder 1-3, BB, K, HBP - batting .328 with TampaC Gary Sanchez 0-4, RBI, BBLF Ben Gamel 3-5, 3 2B, 3 RBI - 11 for his last 43 (.256)SS Carmen Angelini 2-4, RBI, SB1B Saxon Butler 0-3, RBI3B Dan Fiorito 0-3, RBI, K - batting .316 this seasonRF Eduardo Sosa 1-4, K
Sean Black 5.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K - six groundouts, four flyoutsJohn Brebbia 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, KDan Mahoney 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K - 12 of 24 pitches for strikes
Putting up four runs in the first inning would prove to be more than enough for the Yankees to get past the Marauders, even though they would tack on three more runs before their pitchers' shutout was complete. Scottie Allen starts for Tampa today at 6:30 pm.
Low-A Charleston RiverDogs: W 2-0 vs. Savannah Sand Gnats
CF Taylor Dugas 1-3, BB, K, SB, CSSS Cito Culver 1-4, 2 K1B Greg Bird 0-4, KC Peter O'Brien 2-4, 2B, 3B, 2 K, PB - batting .395/.489/.737 over his last 10 games3B Dante Bichette Jr. 1-3, 3B, RBI, BB - seven game hitting streakDH Reymond Nunez 0-4, KRF Yeicok Calderon 1-3, 2 KLF Kelvin De Leon 0-3, K2B Claudio Custodio 0-3, 2 K
Rafael DePaula 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, WP - three groundouts, four flyoutsDerek Varnadore 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BBAlex Smith 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K - three groundouts, zero flyouts
DePaula might not have racked up the strikeouts like he normally does, but he did his part to help combine for a shutout while Peter O'Brien stayed hot for the offense. The passed ball count is rapidly rising, though. Evan Rutckyj starts for Charleston today at 7:05 pm.